{"id":273055,"date":"2025-07-18T21:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/273055\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T21:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:34:13","slug":"armed-police-descend-on-street-after-men-threatened-with-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/273055\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed police descend on street after men threatened with gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 37-year-old man has been arrested<\/p>\n<p>19:31, 18 Jul 2025Updated 19:33, 18 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Kirkby-armed-police-2.jpg\" alt=\"Armed police officers at the scene in Kirkby\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Armed police officers at the scene in Kirkby(Image: Submitted)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Armed police descended on a street after a man threatened two other men with a gun. Merseyside Police were called to a flat in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/kirkby\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkby<\/a> just before midnight yesterday, Thursday, July 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was reported a man had entered the flat and threatened two men with a handgun and then left. No firearm was discharged, and no one was injured in the incident, police said. Following enquiries, armed police attended an address in Kirkby this afternoon, Friday, July 18 and detained a man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary with intent and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He is in police custody to be questioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers are currently searching the property for the suspected firearm. Photographs taken today show a number of armed police officers at the scene in Kirkby.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Kirkby-armed-police.jpg\" alt=\"Armed police are searching the property for the suspected firearm\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Armed police are searching the property for the suspected firearm(Image: Submitted)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone with information about the use or storage of weapons should DM @MerPolCC or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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